The notion that 97 percent of scientists agree about global warming repeats a long-ago debunked mantra of global warming alarmists. It is a drastic extrapolation from studies of global warming articles where various numbers of articles, sometimes not even a majority, supported global warming theory. When it comes to storms and floods, etc., scientists often advise us not to attribute them directly to climate change.

The writer seems bothered by the idea that energy production produces profits for big corporations. When enough reliable energy to power the country can be produced by clean and renewable methods, it will probably be as a result of investments and research by large corporations, provided they are not encumbered by federal regulations that are aimed more at government control than toward guaranteeing clean air and water.

Finally, the writer appealed to us as “concerned citizens of the planet Earth.” I’m not a citizen of the world; I’m a citizen of the U.S. As such I’m still free to believe the scientists whom I find most convincing (before they’re thrown in jail). The issue of global warming is one about which there are differences of opinion. The science is not settled. There is still a debate.